drawling
Example Sentences
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No matter what role he took on in a career that lasted more than five decades, Gambon was always instantly recognizable by the deep and drawling tones of his voice.
From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023
When Neil Armstrong announced, “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed,” it was the drawling, quick-to-smile Duke who answered for Mission Control: “Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
It also comes from the place where they both grew up – the American south, a lineage evident in both the drawling cadence of their vocals and the defiant core of their character.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2020
“Like the movie says, I didn’t know who I was supposed to be,” she says, teeing up a drawling Rhodes impersonation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2019
He’s speaking the language of privilege, speaking it with his drawling tone, with the looseness of his limbs, as though he thinks he owns everything he can see.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
